{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.503","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 351.503","heading":"DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS.","body":"(a) A person may initiate disciplinary proceedings under Section 351.501 by filing a charge with the board in writing and under oath.\n(b) A person is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings if:\n(1) a charge is filed against the person; or\n(2) the board proposes to:\n(A) refuse the person's application for a license; or\n(B) suspend or revoke the person's license.\n(c) Disciplinary proceedings are governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.\n(d) A charge filed under Section 351.502(a) must state each specific instance of alleged noncompliance. At a hearing on the charge, the person charged has the burden of establishing, in each instance in which proof of noncompliance is adduced, that compliance was not necessary to a proper examination of the patient in that particular case.\n(e) A charge filed under Section 351.502(b) must state each specific instance of alleged noncompliance.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE F. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO EYES AND VISION","CHAPTER 351. OPTOMETRISTS AND THERAPEUTIC OPTOMETRISTS","SUBCHAPTER K. DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.351.htm#351.503","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"5a413afbf1901523c5ff7a78e7319b898168076996f88685620217ddf98c508f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.502","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-351.504"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}